RECREATE Structure

The RECREATE team is spread across multiple academic institutions and has a number of industrial partners. Find out more about the team and our partners below. 

The RECREATE team

Professor Andrew Abbott

Co-Investigator, precious metal recovery techniques using novel hydrometallurgical techniques (University of Leicester)

Professor Louise Horsfall

Co-Investigator, novel biological approaches to the recovery of precious materials (The University of Edinburgh)

Professor Peter Slater

Co-Investigator, recycling of lithium ion/sodium ion batteries & new energy storage materials (University of Birmingham)

Professor Rustam Stolkin

Co-Investigator, lead on AI and robotic disassembly of components containing TCMs (University of Birmingham)

Dr Richard Sheridan

Co Investigator, higher temp RE magnets for electro-flight applications (University of Birmingham)

Professor Karl Ryder

Co-Investigator, hydrometallurgical / novel recovery of critical materials (University of Leicester)

Sam King

Business Partner (University of Birmingham)

Project structure

The Management Group 

The remit will be to assess progress against deliverables, to set the strategic direction and priorities of the project, ensure the right resources are available, embed EDI at all levels, and to assess risks.

  • Chaired by the Principal Investigator (Professor Allan Walton)
  • Work Package Leads (Professor Andrew Abbot, Professor Paul Anderson, Professor Louise Horsfall, Professor Aleksandra Cavoski, Professor Karl Ryder)
  • Training Leads (Dr Richard Sheridan and Dr Pickering)
  • Business Development Officer (Victoria Darbyshire)
  • EDI lead (Dr Jyoti Ahuja)
  • Senior Programme Manager (Sam King)
  • 2 early-career researchers